In fairness to the LTO, it took me only about 40-45
minutes from the time I entered LTO Makati office to the time I got out. There
is faster procedure now, little queuing. Until last year, it took me about 1:20 hour.

Getting the emission test is longer. I went to the test
center around 7:15 am, got a queuing number and was told to come back around
9am because there are many vehicles ahead of me. Them who were not accommodated
the previous day, or were there before 7am. I came back 9am, was out after about
40 minutes.

LTO bureaucracy is still bad with those "Sticker not available" and "Plates not available" notes. This should not be happening. You get our money, you should deliver those permits. Plus various mandatory costs like emission tests, computerization fee, etc.

One saving grace for LTO is that it is now much faster, easier, to register our vehicles. Give credit where it is due. Thanks LTO for this improvement.